Swine flu talk at Guilderland Public Library

The Guilderland Public Library is holding a preparedness and public health pandemic influenza information program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29).

Presented by Mark Waldenmaier, training program coordinator at the University of Albany’s Center for Public Health Preparedness, the program will discuss pandemic influenza such as the H1N1 flu virus and help clarify what a pandemic is, tell you what you can do to reduce your chance of becoming infected, explain the difference between seasonal and pandemic flu strains and offer other vital information.

The Center for Public Health Preparedness is a division of the School of Public Health and is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The program is free and open to the public. The library is located at 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland.